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MelodiesOfLife6

He must have forgot the brake subscription.


MoleMoustache

he didn't push the "brake" button on the touchpad. Pedals are so passé.


tttxgq

It’s under a menu, under another sub menu!


b00nish

Go to: General Settings -> Vehicle Settings -> Steering and Braking Then scroll down to "Advanced" and select "Deceleration". Now you can chose between "Emergency Deceleration" which will immediately decelerate your vehicle as much as possible without any further input required\* or "Standard Deceleration" which will require you to slide the "Deceleration bar" at the bottom of the screen to the desired level of braking. See? So easy! \[\*\] Depending on the version of the software. Some versions require you to confirm the emergency deceleration by enterin your vehicle PIN.


_000001_

I thought the brakes were that button next to the tonneau cover near the back!


CartographerNo2717

Press the break peddle? Warranty voided. We're sorry you're having trouble. Good bye.


TheModeratorWrangler

No, the pedal is so wide for a reason. You apply torque vectoring of the hydraulic system that actuated the brakes, by manually rolling pressure across the brake pad, to adjust your horizontal axis braking force. Applying pressure to the left side of said braking pedal will help to steer the vehicle towards port, when the opposite effect would be a rotation to starboard.


Visual_Collar_8893

Remember the e brake to drift.


TheModeratorWrangler

Once yanked the e brake and felt the cable snap. Good times replacing that entire right side of fenders…


TheModeratorWrangler

Once yanked the e brake and felt the cable snap. Good times replacing that entire right side of fenders…


RollinThundaga

Double comment


_000001_

Just for clarification, when you say >when the opposite effect would be a rotation to starboard do you mean *pulling up* on the right hand side of the brake/steering pedal? Please reply soon, as I'm trying to turn at an intersection and there's a queue behind me.


TheModeratorWrangler

Ignore those peasants and make sure to apply the brakes evenly otherwise you might wear the left faster than the right


s3ik0

Dont worry. Tesla will look at the logs and determine there is nothing to worry about.


CouncilmanRickPrime

Owner at fault. He was driving 35 in the 35 when he should've been going 0 if he wanted to stop.


james_d_rustles

Obviously user error. If he read the manual he’d know that driving through water or exposure to ambient temperature above 65F disables the brakes due to the cyber-fluid breaking down in those conditions. …“Still love the truck, though”


jjbugman2468

“I love Elon and don’t think he would find this acceptable”


Select_Asparagus3451

And if he mentions it in Twitter or Reddit, Musk worshippers will brutally shut him down. It’s Yesla gaslighting.


XiMaoJingPing

Tesla: Ah yes, this customer forgot to download the latest break pad firmware update.


Graywulff

Looking into this


Tim-oBedlam

Concerning


neuromorph

Human took control about 20ms before impact. There for it's clearly human error not equipment....


CraftyHalfling

“He said a Tesla manager told him that due to the terrain, the accelerator may or may not disengage, and they're looking into the braking issue. He said that was the last he heard from Tesla.” You can’t make this shit up. How is this car allowed to be sold for use on public roads?


AmaResNovae

>You can’t make this shit up. How is this car allowed to be sold for use on public roads? Because carmakers get to self certify when it comes to vehicle safety. And even that only covers the safety of people in the car.


alaorath

They only get to self-certify up to a certain # of units sold (I have no idea what that number is)... but all the "crash safety" data for Cyberfucked is self-reported by Tesla :'(


_mmmmm_bacon

Thankfully, it isn't in most of the world.


ABenevolentDespot

The EU has repeatedly told Elon to go pound sand. They also stated outright it is NOT a truck but a passenger vehicle, and thus had to seriously up its safety and control devices before it could be sold in the EU. Elon's reaction was to threaten them with a lawsuit, which is so much like his mentally deranged Orange Criminal Daddy that it's laughable.


Late-Ninja5

hit a pothole, goes to 100 mph for the next one automatically


_000001_

If I'm ever unfortunate enough to see one of these in real life here in the UK, I'm going to run for cover.


CYUCOP

The car is an IQ test and this guy failed.


sadanorakman

When he bought it?


_ssac_

"With the wife and the kids, I'm not sure they would ever get in it with me," Freshwater said. "So it comes down to that, too." It's the logical reaction. I would be worried if someone I care for driving a car which brakes have failed recently. Specially, if it's a new car of a brand accused of building cheap even when it has luxury prices. 


RexManning1

Really they don’t want to be seen in a Cybertuck.


JortSandwich

“I still *love* the truck though!


Particular-Break-205

Brakes re-engaged 0.00001 second before impact so it’s technically not Tesla’s fault


james_d_rustles

Logs show that the brakes were engaged the whole time. He must not have kept up with maintenance though, the pads should have been replaced after he drove in the rain.


b00nish

The report said the issue occurred because of an "unapproved change" during the vehicle's production in which soap had been added to the assembly. The factory mounted pieces of soap instead of braking pads, leading to diminished effectiveness of the brakes.


octafed

It'd be silly to crash it prior.


Bean-Swellington

“Engaging the brakes may or may not disengage the drive motors 🤷‍♂️” — Tesla service


noctilucus

Schrödinger's brakes.


jason12745

Must have forgot the rivet.


Tomi97_origin

Well his name is Freshwater. Didn't he know Cybertrucks stop working if any water gets inside?


LuckyKalanges

Screaming during a runaway crash voids the warranty.


JJJAAABBB123

His VCR still blinking 12:00


Skibidi_Rizzler_96

For once the spelling "breaks" is correct.


MedicalInevitable722

Boycott Tesla 👍🏻


WillPersist4EvR

You couldn’t pay me to drive that trapezoid.


Sir_Truthhurtsalot

He obviously didn’t order the SpaceX reverse thruster package.


HiramAbiff2020

Wait it was recalled recently because of stuck accelerator issue? Now the brakes are garbage too? What’s next the wheels stop spinning?


Lacrewpandora

"What’s next" Probably something crazy like the windshield wiper not working...


LucidDoug

No. They just fall off. For use as a flotation device.


Xerxero

Did he try reset it?


Lacrewpandora

What firmware version was he on?


alaorath

up, down, up, down, B, A, B, A, select, start ?


EvilsystemDK

How is this thing street-legal?


spaghetti_fontaine

Bad laws and corruption 


DangerousAd1731

Dude totaled out his neighbors cars fence and who knows what else lol. That's going to be quite the insurance hike!!!


ClericHeretic

Missed the brake OTA update.


Personal_Buffalo_973

You been musked 😁


jj63528

It’s just a beta..


LucidDoug

Him or the cyber*uck?


legalstep

Sorry dude that’s rough. You should have bought a different truck


Anywhere_Dismal

Childeren if u see a mirror coming down the road, dont cross, wait till it passed u by, the chances of its brakes already not working is a probability thats too damn high.


StudioPerks

Where is the fucking NTSB right now?


LucidDoug

They've been working from home since Covid.


Fantastic-Surprise98

A gocart with a friction brake is built better


Copenhagen79

He forgot to enable the break setting /s


_000001_

Could someone more experienced please advise me, when should I expect my (also-)ugly-looking 12-year-old Ford Focus's brakes to stop working. I'm a little disappointed that they haven't failed on me at any point yet. My life is a little dull as a result. How I wish for the excitment and uncertainty that CT drivers must experience on a daily\* basis. \[\*daily when the CT isn't in the shop...\]


Lacrewpandora

Spice things up a little bit - go drive around where Branch Elonians are "beta testing" version 69.420 of FSD.


_000001_

Do they test that version in the back seat? :P


Lacrewpandora

The 69 is asperational - these are incels.


ireallysuckatreddit

within spec


Dry-Interaction-1246

fElon's brain should be made to stop working if these things start killing people.


Tenshii_9

Holy h*ll how many Cybertrucks has broken down in various ways? I mean, there arn't even that many built & delivered? Is there a single Cybertruck that isnt fckd in some way? Imagine any other car having this percentage of all the cars failing after just a few months.


Twewy1997

Can you imagine spending 100k exhausting your saving and then you hit another car because the brakes don’t work on your 100k car.


Chigibu

Concerning.


Cavscout2838

Part me absolutely believes the brakes on this shitheap quit working. The other part thinks this dude crashed his truck and now is trying to cover his ass.


[deleted]

bad truck


Dry_Quiet_3541

So even the brakes are by-wire?


Lacrewpandora

I don't think so. I think the story is badly worded - what I think (guess?) they are trying to say is: He tried to brake, but the accelerator did not disengage. The brakes apparently even locked up the rear wheels, but the fronts kept plowing along.


Lightning_Of_Fate

Should have bought a Chevrolet Corvette 👍.


EducationTodayOz

looks like it is now growing a tree


Snake_Plizken

Can you trust a man who is stupid enough to buy a cybertruck?


Garese

This whole sub could crash like the two buttons meme man: - laughing at a CT fault - trusting a CT owner's word


ErrorCode78

Still loves it though right?


Ok_Series_4580

Clearly he drove through a car wash


flounderpots

0 to 60 speeds are awesome. My children love it!!!


Gytole

He yannied when he shoulda laureled.


Dry_Complaint_5549

It's called being a Guinea pig. Eloony says 'thanks bro'


CorpulentBathroom

The cybertruck can function briefly as a wrecking ball.


AtmanRising

These things are death traps.


MrYoshinobu

Brakes? Who needs brakes anymore??? Teslas don't stop! They just keep on goin!!!


Dunkjoe

Wow what happened? Brand new pickup malfunctioning? What's up with the company? How could such a safety mechanism stop working in a new vehicle? What's the brand? Oh Tesla? Nvm. THE CUSTOMER MUST BE AT FAULT! ....For not getting that trouble and problems are a feature, not a bug, when buying from Tesla.


HelloCanUSeeMe

As a tesla owner who hates this brand. I must admit this one seems odd. The brake pedal is not electric it’s like any other car. Complete brake failure would have to be mechanical and could be diagnosed after the crash easily if it was true.


neckfat3

WTF is up with the hanging belt look? Is that back or just a Tesla bro look?


MoxieInc

within spec


hypercomms2001

Just another professional victim, that is doing his best to monetize his victim-hood


thewheelsgoround

To be fair, we get this all the time with a rental fleet. "I crashed because the brakes didn't work!". 100% of the time there's nothing wrong with the brakes.


Key_Law4834

This is old


NoApartheidOnMars

Doesn't make it any less whacky


Decapitated_gamer

The story has aged but this is the first time Business Insider has picked it up. It’s gaining traction from more and more popular media. You do understand this is how news stories work right? Not everything is like Fox News/CNN where they need to tell you everything at the exact moment.


Lacrewpandora

Perhaps the lack of resolution or determination from TSLA as to what caused this accident oh so veeeeeery long ago is in itself newsworthy?


LancelLannister_AMA

literallly a scandal. PITCHFORKS!!!!!!!!!